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Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church by resigning Monday. Here are newspaper pages from around the world.Newseum.org

Daily Herald

With a few words in latin, pope benedict xvi did what no pope has done in more than half a millennium, stunning the world by announcing his resignation monday and leaving the already troubled catholic church to replace the leader of its 1 billion followers by easter. here are how newspapers from around the world handled the story.

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